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Red Wine Fights Periodontal Disease that Hits Most Older People

The latest medical miracle for red wine is its assist in preventing and treating inflammatory periodontal disease, which attacks about 65 percent of Americans over age 50, according to new research.

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Quest for home started with big red paper clip

Kyle MacDonald had a big red paper clip and a dream: Could he use the community power of the Internet to barter that paper clip for something better, and trade that thing for something else -- and so...

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Power Up With Magnetic Bacteria

A 16-year-old high school student has invented a new way of producing electricity by harnessing the brawny power of bacteria.

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Anti-smoking lobby hails Ontario, Quebec as smokers forced to butt out

Smokers in Ontario and Quebec were bracing for a blast of fresh air Tuesday as both provinces counted down to a comprehensive ban on smoking in enclosed public places intended to protect the public...

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Quebec unveils carbon tax

Quebec plans to adopt tough vehicle emissions standards and will become the first province to levy a "carbon tax" on oil and gas companies as part of an ambitious plan to fight global warming.

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Blogger’s quest ends with keys to house

Taking a paper clip and turning it into a house sounds like a cheesy magic trick or a phony instance of resourcefulness on the 1980s TV show "MacGyver."

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Staples to Offer Environmentally-Friendly Paper

Staples Business Depot/Bureau en Gros and Domtar Inc. have partnered to offer EarthChoice papers, the first environmentally-friendly papers to be FSC-certified and supported by leading environmental...

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Montreal researchers find link to potential breast cancer treatment

Mice lacking a certain enzyme show resistance to the development of breast cancer tumours, a finding that could lead to new treatments for the disease, researchers in Montreal say.

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Quebec extends prescription drug plan

About 300,000 more Quebecers will get free prescription medication as of July 2007, when the province will make good on a promise to expand its drug coverage.

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Scientists map major diabetes genes

Canadian and international researchers say they've found five different areas of DNA that may account for 70 per cent of the genetic risk of developing Type 2 diabetes.

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Politicians sign new climate pact

Leading international politicians have reached a new agreement on tackling climate change, at a Washington summit.

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China closes ozone depleting chemical plants as part of UN initiative

China, the world's largest producer of chlorofluorocarbons (CFC) and halon, has shut down five of its six remaining plants as part of international efforts to phase-out the two ozone depleting...

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Deal reached on cutting ozone-damaging emissions

Delegates from almost 200 countries agreed late on Friday to eliminate ozone-depleting substances faster than originally planned, the United Nations said.

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Al Gore & IPCC Share Nobel Peace Prize For 2007

The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided that the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007 is to be shared, in two equal parts, between the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Albert Arnold (Al)...

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Skies to be swept for alien life

The switch has been thrown on a telescope specifically designed to seek out alien life.

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Record Attendance at Montréal’s Nature Museums’ “Butterflies Go Free”

Butterflies Go Free, presented by Montréal’s Nature Museums, has never been so popular in all its 12 years!

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Canadian helps disabled speak through music

Children immured within their severely disabled bodies may soon be able to communicate thanks to a newly unveiled device that translates physiological signals into music.

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‘Fox News North’ has dropped their bid for forced access to cable fees

CANADA - Quebecor Inc. says it’s no longer pushing for a special licence that would compel carriers to offer the proposed SunTV 24-hour news channel to customers.

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Quebecers cut plastic bag use in half

Quebecers cut their plastic bag use by more than half in three years, Environment Minister Pierre Arcand said on Monday.

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Canada will no longer oppose global fight against asbestos

The days of Canadian asbestos exports appear to be numbered, and anti-asbestos activists couldn’t be happier.

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